Rough Guides

Thomas Kohnstamm's new memoir Do Travel Writers Go to Hell? is causing great anxiety among the folks at Lonely Planet. It turns out that Kohnstamm faked his contributions to a dozen of the publisher's books, including their guide to Columbia. “I wrote the book in San Francisco,” he confessed. “I got the information from a … Continue reading Rough Guides

Down from the North

Arnaldur Indridason is Iceland's most popular crime novelist. His novel Jar City has sold 30,000 copies--that's one for every ten Icelanders. Now the movie version of his bestseller is coming to the Twin Cities as part of the Minneapolis/St Paul International Film Festival. The movie is directed by Baltasar Kromakur, who also made 101 Reykjavik.Screenings … Continue reading Down from the North